How to Install Inventaire on Fedora Server Latest

Introduction

Inventaire is a free online library tool where you can create and share the inventory of your personal library. In this tutorial, we will discuss the process of installing Inventaire on Fedora Server.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of Fedora Server.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Steps to Install Inventaire

Step 1: Install Node.js

Inventaire is a Node.js application, so the first step is to install Node.js on your system. You can install it using the following command:

sudo dnf install nodejs

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Inventaire requires several dependencies to be installed for its smooth working. You can install these packages using the following command:

sudo dnf install -y git graphicsmagick poppler-utils imagemagick

Step 3: Install MongoDB

Inventaire requires MongoDB as its primary database. You can download and install the current version of MongoDB from the official website. Or, you can install it via the terminal using the following command:

sudo dnf install mongodb-server

Next, you need to start and enable the MongoDB service using the following command:

sudo systemctl start mongod
sudo systemctl enable mongod

Step 4: Clone Inventaire

Now you need to acquire the Inventaire code from the repository via Git:

git clone https://github.com/inventaire/inventaire.git
cd inventaire

Next, you need to switch to the appropriate Inventaire branch. If you want to install the master branch, you can skip this step. Otherwise, you need to switch to a specific branch using the following command:

git checkout branch-name

Step 5: Install Inventaire

Now you need to install Inventaire using npm:

sudo npm install

Step 6: Configure Inventaire

Now it’s time to configure Inventaire. You can do that by opening the config/local.js file and changing settings as per your requirements:

cd config
cp local-example.js local.js
nano local.js

Change the following configurations:

database: {
     url: "mongodb://localhost/inventaire",
   },
  hostname: "localhost",
  port: 3000,
  crypto: {
     password_secret: "CHANGEME",
   },

Once the required configurations are changed, save and exit the file.

Step 7: Start Inventaire

Now you can start Inventaire using the following command:

npm start

Step 8: Access Inventaire

Finally to access your instance of the Inventaire app, open your web browser and access the URL http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

Inventaire is now installed and running on your Fedora Server. You can now start using this app to create and share your personal library inventory. Enjoy!

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